November 3, 2017

DOE awaits result of Rosatom study on what to do with Bataan nuke plant

By Lenie Lectura – November 2, 2017 from Business Mirror THE Department of Energy (DOE) eagerly awaits the result of a two-month assessment conducted by foreign experts on the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP). Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi said experts, mostly […]
November 3, 2017

Energy dept issues draft rules on PHL natural-gas industry development

By Lenie Lectura – November 2, 2017 from Business Mirror The Department of Energy (DOE) released on Thursday a draft of the rules on the country’s natural-gas industry. The draft circular, which shall be known as the Philippine Natural Gas Regulation (PNGR), establishes […]
November 2, 2017

MGI geothermal plant in Sto. Tomas, Batangas now producing 600 GWh

By Lenie Lectura – October 30, 2017 from Business Mirror MAIBARARA Geothermal Inc. (MGI) said on Monday its 20-megawatt (MW) unit-1 geothermal-power plant in Santo Tomas, Batangas, reached its 600-gigaWatt-hour (GWh) generation mark on October 25. This milestone was achieved three years and eight months […]
October 30, 2017

Meralco inks P107-B financing deal for Atimonan project

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 29, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has inked “mandate letters” with seven Philippine banks for the P107 billion worth of loan facility that it will be securing […]